Plan Ahead: Road Closures for the Cardiff 10K

Monday, 24 August 2026

 

With thousands of runners expected to take part in the KidneyWales Cardiff 10K on September 6th, road closures will be in place to facilitate this event.

With the event starting at 10am, there will be a rolling road closure in place from 9am until 1pm along the route to facilitate the race.

To set up the race village, from 5am on Saturday September 5th until 6pm on Sunday September 6th, the following roads will be closed in the Civic Centre:

  • King Edward VII Avenue, Corbett Road, Museum Avenue, City Hall Road, College Road and Gorsedd Gardens Road.

On September 6th, from 9am until 1pm, a rolling road closure will be in place on the following roads:

  • North Road, from the junction with Colum Road to the junction with Boulevard de Nantes – Access to Blackweir via Park Place/Corbett Road and access to Queen Anne Square will be managed via Colum Road/Corbett Road and exiting will be via Corbett Road onto Colum Road
  • North Road south of the junction with Boulevard de Nantes to the junction with the A1461
  • The A1461 from the junction with North Road to the junction with Kingsway
  • Kingsway from the junction with the A1461 to the junction with Duke Street
  • Duke Street and Castle Street in their entirety
  • Cowbridge Road East from the junction with Castle Street to the junction with Cathedral Road
  • Boulevard de Nantes from the junction with Park Place/Stuttgart’s Strasse through to the junction with North Road
  • The Friary and Friary Gardens, Westgate Street, Wood Street, Golate, Guildhall Place, Quay Street, Central Square, Scott Road, Havelock Street and Park Street
  • Saint Mary Street from the junction with Mill Lane through to Guildhall Place
  • High Street from its junction with Castle Street to the junction with Guildhall Place
  • Tudor Street from the junction with Clare Road
  • Fitzhamon Embankment, Despenser Street, Despenser Lane, Despenser Place, Plantaganet Street, Beauchamp Street, Clare Street, Lower Cathedral Road, Brook Street, Mark Street, Green Street and Coldstream Terrace
  • Cowbridge Road East from the junction with Cathedral Road to the junction with Neville Street/Wellington Street
  • Neville Street from the junction with Cowbridge Road East to the junction with Lower Cathedral Road
  • Wellington Street from the junction with Leckwith Road (inbound towards the city centre)
  • Cowbridge Road East from the junction with Kings Road
  • Cathedral Road from the junction with Cowbridge Road East to the junction with Penhill Road
  • All side roads that exit on to Cathedral Road
  • Hamilton Street, Talbot Street, Sophia Close, Sophia Walk, Spine Road in Sophia Gardens, Plasturton Place, Dyfrig Street, Kyveilog Street, Sneyd Street, Dogo Street, Berthwin Street, Teilo Street, Gileston Road, Meldwin Street, Fairleigh Road, Fields Park Road, Denbigh Street, Fairleigh Court and Heol Wilf Wooller
  • Penhill Road from the junction with Llandaff/Cardiff Road (inbound only)
  • A lane closure will also be in place on Western Avenue from Excelsior Road to the junction with Mill Lane.

From 9am until 6pm access to Greyfrairs Road will be managed at the junction of Boulevard de Nantes / Park Place to facilitate bus movements and residents/ business within the area only.

NOTE: the banned right turn from Colum Road into Corbett Road will be revoked to facilitate access to Queen Anne Square only. This will be controlled by traffic management stewards.

For more information on the Kidney Wales Cardiff 10K, please visit the event organisers website – https://www.cardiff10k.cymru/